Installation guide

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Introduction

Requirements for “Tester Client” installation

• Minumun Hardware : Pentium IV with at least 2 GB de RAM and 3 GB free HDD space. Wished: Intel i3 or higher.
• Operative System: Windows XP or higher.
• Software:
  • .NET Framework 2.0 sp 2
  • .NET Framekork 3.5
• Optional (recomended):
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or higher (also can be the Express version)
  • Internet Explorer 8 or higher

Requirements for “Server Repository” installation

• Minumun Hardware : Pentium IV with at least 2 GB de RAM and 10 GB free HDD space. Wished: Intel i3 or higher.
• Operative System: Windows XP or higher.
• Software:
  • .NET Framework 2.0 sp 2
  • .NET Framekork 3.5
  • IIS 6.0 or higher including ASP.NET
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or higher (also can be the Express version)
• Recomended:
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 or Microsoft SQL Server 2012

Resources (downloads)

• Download last GXtest version from: http://genexus.com/gxtest
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (Express edition): http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/R2Downloads.aspx
  

Note: This installation guide is for GXtest 2.0 (and higher) in english version.

Component Details

There are 5 products in GXtest's suite which can be installed either together or separately. Prior to installing it, it is necessary to understand its components as well as the technologies upon which they are based, in order to better understand the installation and configuration. Moreover, GXtest may have distributed components throughout several workstations, therefore, it is necessary to understand how they communicate with one another to properly configure them.

In the online documentation the solution for the most common installation problems as well as its solutions can be found, the address is gxtest.abstracta.com.uy and the information is available under the Support / Troubleshooting category.

1 - GXtest Manager

It is a website which installs in the IIS connecting to an SQL Server database (where the test cases are hosted). It is the central server which concentrates all of the tests which will be executed automatically.

2 - GXtest Designer

It is a Windows desktop application which connects to an SQL Server database, it is in it where all the test cases are stored. Typically, the installation takes place in the computer where the test cases will be designed, either by the tester or the developer. Also, it is possible to install it without a database and use GXtest Manager database as a unique repository for the test cases.

Se recomienda la instalación de un único repositorio al que acceda GXtest manager y todos los testers con sus instalaciones locales de GXtest Designer.

3 - GXtest Recorder

This product stands as an extensio for Internet Explorer employed for recording the test cases in the application which will be automated. Additionally, it can also be installed as a stand-alone in any computer, for instance, it could be installed by an end-user to report bugs.

4 - GXtest Executor

Es la aplicación encargada de ejecutar pruebas agendadas. La misma se instala en las máquinas que estén encargadas de ejecutar las pruebas. Típicamente se instala en el mismo lugar que se instala GXtest Manager, pero es muy común instalar otras instancias en otras máquinas para poder distribuir pruebas en paralelo o en máquinas dedicadas a ejecutar pruebas. Nota: Este componente tiene las mayores exigencias de hardware, ya que es donde se ejecutan finalmente las pruebas.

5 - GXtest Daemon

Es un servicio de Windows que se instala junto a GXtest Manager y accede a la misma base de datos. Este componente se comunica con los distintos GXtest Executor (configurados en GXtest Manager) para ordenarles la ejecución de un nuevo test.